World Library and Information Congress<\/p>\n
78th IFLA General Congress and Assembly 11-17 August 2012, Helsinki, Finland<\/p>\n
Satellite Pre-conference<\/p>\n
August 9- 11, 2012<\/p>\n
Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma and Aalto University, School of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland<\/p>\n
ARLIS\/Norden<\/p>\n
IFLA Art Libraries Section<\/p>\n
IFLA Audiovisual & Multimedia Section<\/p>\n
ART Now!<\/p>\n
Contemporary Art Resources in a Library Context<\/p>\n
\u00a0While few titles in contemporary art and design are being published, electronic resources in contemporary art have increased exponentially in the last 10 years. Are we knowledgeable enough of what the web has to offer to direct our users to the relevant e-resources in contemporary art? How may we select and organise e-resources in the subject to tailor them to our users\u2019 needs?<\/p>\n
Furthermore resources in contemporary art are disparate and may be restricted to be used within a single organisation, or they are atypical in comparison to traditional library resources (product catalogues, material samples). How is this information managed in libraries?<\/p>\n
This conference will discuss the documentation and description of contemporary art as well as the usability and availability of these information resources from the perspectives of the library and its users.<\/p>\n
Subjects of interest include:<\/p>\n
documentation and description of contemporary art, ontologies, (graffitis, performance art, sound art)
\nthe ephemeral and transitory nature of art (performance art, site-specific art)
\nthe exponential growth of e-resources\u00a0 – are we aware of the web\u2019s potential?\u00a0\u00a0\ufffd
\nsocial media as an information source and medium\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\ufffd
\nlong term preservation of information resources in contemporary art\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\ufffd
\nusability challenges related to information resources in contemporary art (copyright issues,\u00a0 use\u00a0 restrictions)
\nhow to find information in contemporary art?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\ufffd
\nthe availability and usability of multimedia and images of contemporary art
\nImportant dates<\/p>\n
1st December 2011\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Deadline for submitting abstracts:\u00a0 Proposals for papers should be in English and include a structured abstract of no longer than 200-400 words and biographical details of the author (40 words).<\/p>\n
Please submit your proposals to:<\/p>\n
Eila R\u00e4m\u00f6, Aalto University, School of Art and Design eila.ramo@aalto.fi<\/a><\/p>\n Satu Lindberg , Library of Cultural Politics, Arts Council of Finland satu.lindberg@minedu.fi<\/a><\/p>\n Notifications of acceptance by the end of January 2012<\/p>\n \u00a025 April 2012, Deadline for submitting full text of paper<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" World Library and Information Congress 78th IFLA General Congress and Assembly 11-17 August 2012, Helsinki, Finland Satellite Pre-conference August 9- 11, 2012 Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma and Aalto University, School of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland ARLIS\/Norden IFLA Art … Continue reading